James Monroe:
Nephew of his namesake the President, he fought against the pirates of Algiers and served 17 years in the Artillery. As a civilian, was a New York City alderman and a State and U. S. Representative.

Benjamin L. E. Bonneville:
French-born explorer of great swaths of what is now the Western United States, he also served in more routine duties in several posts on the western frontier, as well as in the Mexican War.